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My great regret was doing just that on gravel on a veteran trike at a busy National Trust cafe. Less camber drift & more side-on wheelie coupled with broadside skid. Very red faced after that!

Thanks for all the considered replies - extremely helpful & the advice is much appreciated. Stabilisers just make the bike into a badly designed trike! Might as well go for a proper trike....it'll ride so much better. Yes, I'm sure that's the case, just space & weight really, plus she'll sti...

Sudden loss of power shouldn't result in a fall, but a throttle contolled e-assist would completely remove that risk. Yes, I felt that that would be the case, & in fact one of my reasons for suggesting a 2 wheeler is that I think she might find she can ride one fine - her son has recently bough...

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/22VQM33 Got to this too late unfortunately, Done but with two Bromptons and a Bike Friday Pocket Rocket its difficult to cover all three within the limitations of the survey. Worth thinking about the different geographical characteristics. European bikes such as Bromp...

Does anyone have any experience of using stabilisers on an adult's bike? A friend's elderly mother is keen to get back into light cycling, but is concerned that a missing kneecap will mean she'll suddenly lose pedal power & fall off the bike. She's thinking of a small wheeled folding trike, but ...

Second that. My Roughstuff is the nicest bike I've ever ridden, & the paintwork is absolutely bombproof - it's got a strangely rubbery finish & even dropping it down the corner of a pebbledash wall barely scratched it.

Thanks Spicerack - that's what I wanted to hear! I know luggage space is a bit limited on those trains but haven't been on one for a while so was worried they might have really tightened up. But sounds as thought they'll probably be reasonable so that's good! I did do a search for a previous thread ...

Thanks - do you think they'll haul us up at check-in for the size of the bags though?

We're just about to leave for a fully laden trip down the Danube on our 20" wheel folders when I belatedly discover this on the Eurostar website: If you’ve got an adult ticket, you can take a maximum of 2 bags with you on the train. That’s as long as each item is no longer than 85cm. You can al...

Another vote for Bike Friday and Airnimal: I have a BF New World Tourist, my wife has an Airnimal Chameleon. Both terrific bikes in their way, both have a quick fold that'll easily get them into a car boot or a shoulder bag, and both are available in sizes to suit 6ft+. +1 for Bike Friday. I've rid...

Right, that makes sense, I'll call them in advance then to make sure. There's always a field somewhere if nothing better comes up!

Great, thanks for that!

Anyone know of a simple ish campsite in this area for 2 small tents camping this week? Nothing online or marked on the map as far as we can see. (This plea is an addition to the fantastic response for routes to Meriden this weekend - thanks all!)

Wow! Thanks so much for your responses. I also had a useful reply from the Meriden Rally organiser, so between all these we should be able to find the right route. I'm away for a few days, but as soon as I get a chance I'll check out your suggestions in detail & get back to you if I need any fur...

Three of us will be cycling from mid Wales to Meriden for the 100th Anniversary in May. We've sorted a route as far as Ludlow, but are trying to figure out a quiet route from there to Meriden, probably via Kidderminster or Droitwich, or points in between. The Sustrans routes don't seem very direct -...